Alberto Sordi

Italian actor (1920–2003)

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Alberto Sordi was an Italian actor who had a long career in film and television from the 1940s until his death in 2003. He is considered one of Italy's most important and beloved actors, known for his versatile performances in both comedic and dramatic roles that helped define Italian cinema during the postwar era.

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Film & TV

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 25 February 2003) was an Italian actor. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel & Hardy films.

Known for

Quelli che il cinema — Self2025
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita — Self (archive footage)2021
We Are Cinema — Self (archive footage)2021
Siamo tutti Alberto Sordi? — Self (archive footage)2020
Alberto Sordi, un italiano come noi — Self (archive footage)2020
Tutto Sordi2019
Alberto il grande — Self2013
Close Up — Self (archive footage)2012
1960 — Self (archive footage)2010
Vittorio D. — Self (archive footage)2009

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Alberto
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Italian
Image: Alberto Sordi (1962).jpg
Height: 1.75

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place of burial: Campo Verano
Commons category: Alberto Sordi
nominated for: Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
date of birth: 1920-06-15
date of death: 2003-02-24
cause of death: bronchitis
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Alberto Sordi
start of work period: 1937-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Alberto Sordi
end of work period: 1998-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter.

Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the best in commedia all'italiana. Together with Nino Manfredi, Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi he formed a quartet that starred in the most popular movies of this genre. His trio with Aldo Fabrizi and Anna Magnani was one of the most prominent in the Roman cinema.

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